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Ukraine ceasefire talks beginToday 15:04
Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian officials met on the Belarusian border to discuss a ceasefire on Monday while invading Russian forces met with determined resistance from Ukrainian troops and civilians on a fifth day of conflict.

Russia faced deepening isolation and economic turmoil as Western nations, united in condemnation of its assault, hit it with an array of sanctions.

But Russian leader Vladimir Putin did not appear ready yet to think again about the invasion he unleashed on Russia's western neighbour last Thursday, having dismissed the West as an "Empire of Lies" and put his nuclear-armed units on high alert.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-isolation-deepens-ukraine-resists-invasion-2022-02-28/

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian officials met on the Belarusian border to discuss a ceasefire on Monday while invading Russian forces met with determined resistance from Ukrainian troops and civilians on a fifth day of conflict.

Russia faced deepening isolation and economic turmoil as Western nations, united in condemnation of its assault, hit it with an array of sanctions.

But Russian leader Vladimir Putin did not appear ready yet to think again about the invasion he unleashed on Russia's western neighbour last Thursday, having dismissed the West as an "Empire of Lies" and put his nuclear-armed units on high alert.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-isolation-deepens-ukraine-resists-invasion-2022-02-28/

Toyota is suspending production at 14 domestic factories, loosing around 13,000 cars, following what it looks like a cyber attack,.

“Due to a system failure at a domestic supplier, we have decided to suspend the operation of 28 lines at 14 plants in Japan on 1 March,” the company said in a statement. “We apologise to our relevant suppliers and customers for any inconvenience this may cause.”

While the supplier said it had been victim of a cyber attack, Toyota maintained the more general position that it was a system failure.

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UK visa rules for people fleeing Russia invasion

The UK has come under pressure to further lift visa requirements for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion.

While some countries including Ireland have entirely waived the visa requirement for Ukrainians, the Government continues to insist that people cannot come directly from Ukraine to the UK without paperwork, and must apply for a travel visa in a “safe” country.

Home Secretary Priti Patel has pushed back at those pushing for urgent changes, claiming that criticism is “untrue”.

Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) is opting to use an alternative flight path between Darwin and London that avoids Russian airspace after the invasion of Ukraine, the airline said

"Given the current circumstances and complexities, we're opting to use one of our alternative flight paths that doesn't overfly Russia, while we continue to monitor this evolving situation,"

LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - British employers have increased how much they plan to raise staff pay this year, a survey showed on Monday, but the expected pay rises are well below those in a Bank of England survey which influenced this month's interest rate rise decision.

Britain's central bank is concerned that a surge in inflation to a 30-year high, driven by a spike in energy prices, may turn into persistent high inflation if it leads to bigger pay demands and widespread price rises for other goods.

The BoE raised its main interest rate to 0.5% from 0.25% on Feb. 3 and a number of policymakers have said their thinking was influenced by a recent annual BoE survey that showed companies planned to raise pay by an average 4.8%.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-employers-nudge-up-planned-pay-rises-lloyds-2022-02-28/

International data and analytics firm GlobalData reported a rise in profits to £32.5m today as it begins to reap the rewards of a major growth plan laid out in 2020.

The firm saw revenues jump eight per cent to £189.3m while profits before tax jumped 14 per cent to hit £32.6m, up from £28.6m in 2020.

https://www.cityam.com/globaldata-reports-boost-in-profits-to-32-5m-as-growth-plans-pays-off%ef%bf%bc/

Inflation will trend even higher in the coming months driven by UK businesses lifting prices to cope with intensifying wage pressures, reveals a fresh survey published today.

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show the rate of price increases hit 5.5 per cent last month, the highest level in nearly 30 years.

This rate is likely to scale even higher, with nearly half of companies pencilling in price rises over the coming year.

https://www.cityam.com/uk-inflation-to-trend-higher-as-firms-hoist-prices-amid-cost-barrage/

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Business confidence bounced back to its highest level in five months (up five points to 44%), moving further ahead of the long-term average (28%), according to the latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer. The survey captured responses between 1-15 February, notably before the removal of various COVID-19 restrictions across the UK’s nations.

Hann-Ju Ho, Senior Economist Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said: “It’s extremely encouraging to see a such an improvement in business confidence reaching its highest level since September, fuelled by trading prospects reaching their highest level since the start of pandemic.

“With hiring intentions also reaching their highest level since the end of the furlough scheme there is hope that the easing of supply bottlenecks will alleviate a number of challenges that businesses have been facing and help underpin the UK’s growth in 2022.”

https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/press-releases/2022/lloyds-bank/february-2022-business-barometer.html

FTSE 100 set to open sharply lower a Putin rattles West with nuclear threat
The index of UK blue-chip stocks will open 99 points lower at 7,390.86, according to London's spread betting firms

FTSE 100 set to open sharply lower a Putin rattles West with nuclear threat
The index of UK blue-chip stocks will open 99 points lower at 7,390.86, according to London's spread betting firms

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mararab

The IT outage had nothing with cyber attacks

British Airways and Iberia owner IAG is planning to add 15 widebody aircraft to its fleet in 2022 following a lull in deliveries last year, as the group seeks to meet recovering long-haul travel demand.

Speaking during a full-year earnings briefing today, IAG chief executive Luis Gallego explained that following the removal of “50 long-haul aircraft” from the group’s fleet during the Covid-19 crisis, “we need to bring in new aircraft to restore the capacity”.

As a result, IAG expects to add 25 aircraft this year – 15 of them widebody aircraft.

That move comes with IAG expecting group-wide capacity at 85% of 2019 levels for full-year 2022, amid forecasts of a strong recovery on transatlantic sectors, with BA expecting to be at pre-Covid capacity on such services in the third quarter. By the fourth quarter, the group expects Iberia to have reached pre-crisis capacity on its key Latin American services.